Full Mammal Species Hub
The British Isles are home to around 90 species of mammal in the land, air and sea. See the full list of mammals of the British Isles here, or click on an image below to learn more about each species.
To learn more about mammal droppings ID visit the guidance page here
Eulipotyphla (Insectivores)
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Lagomorpha (Rabbits and hares)
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Rodentia (Rodents)
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Carnivora (Carnivores)
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Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates)
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Pinnipedia (Seals)
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Chiroptera (Bats)
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Greater horseshoe bat
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Lesser horseshoe bat
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Alcathoe bat
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Whiskered bat
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Brandt’s bat
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Bechstein’s bat
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Daubenton’s bat
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Greater mouse-eared bat
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Natterer’s bat
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Serotine bat
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Leisler’s bat
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Noctule bat
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Common pipistrelle bat
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Soprano pipistrelle bat
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Nathusius’ pipistrelle bat
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Barbastelle bat
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Brown long-eared bat
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Grey long-eared bat
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Cetaceans (Whales and Dolphins)
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North Atlantic right whale
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Bowhead whale
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Humpback whale
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Blue whale
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Fin whale
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Sei whale
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Minke whale
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Northern bottlenose whale
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Cuvier’s beaked whale
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Sowerby’s beaked whale
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Pygmy sperm whale
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Dwarf sperm whale
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Sperm whale
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Beluga
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Killer whale/orca
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False killer whale
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Long-finned pilot whale
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Risso’s dolphin
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin
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White-beaked dolphin
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Common dolphin
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Striped dolphin
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Bottlenose dolphin
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Harbour porpoise
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For more information about UK bat species or marine mammals, please visit the Bat Conservation Trust website or the Marine Conservation Society website.
